Give Thanks!

Well November came and went in the blink of an eye. Just this weekend, I realized it was the first weekend in so long that we truly had no plans beyond our weekly get together with Wyatt's Pa. It's no wonder this year is speeding by so quickly. After Halloween, I made sure to change out my holiday decor to prepare for Thanksgiving and was ready to soak up every last bit of fall.

I never get tired of the view out of my office window.

We went to dinner with friends followed by a bon fire to get together for Don's birthday one weekend back in November.

We also had a Friendsgiving in Indy at Jen and Billy's house the weekend before Thanksgiving. Lafayette got about 3 inches of snow that weekend so the trip down was gorgeous with a blanket of white on the ground.

We had Thanksgiving with Wyatt's family the Tuesday night before Thanksgiving. The snow was almost gone for the more part, with only a little bit lingering around. This was the view out Steve and Nancy's front door that evening. It was such a pretty night, I had to snap this picture to capture it.

We met up with a few friends for a drink at the Black Sparrow on Thanksgiving Eve. It is still a bit weird to me not to be at home in Washington at the famous Washington vs. Barr Reeve annual basketball game, but I it was so fun to hang out with friends in Lafayette. We spent Thanksgiving day with my family in Orange County before returning to Steve and Nancy's to hang out with them and Judy so more. Somehow it was Wyatt that convinced me to get out shopping on Black Friday, but we only went to a couple of stores and for the most part avoided the madness since we didn't make our way out until around lunch time. I began decorating and baking for Christmas and finished our Christmas cards that Saturday. I made Spritz with my new cookie press (will post more about those later) and made some sea glass inspired hard candy to take to Folly Beach with us. On the Sunday after Thanksgiving, we had a Friendsgiving with our Lafayettte friends and Don and Tracy's house. Wyatt fried a turkey at his parents' house that day before we headed over for the most amazing meal. Everyone did a great job. The only picture I managed to get that night is of Connor (and Gavin photobombing it perfectly in the background!).